Exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor during pregnancy can help with labor and delivery and postpartum recovery, prevent incontinence and reduce pain.

The pelvic floor consists of muscles, ligaments and connective tissue supporting the pelvic organs - including the uterus, bladder and rectum - like a hammock. The pelvic floor has a triple ...

Pelvic floor therapy can help you deal with some of the condition's majorly uncomfortable (and flat out excruciating) ...

A weak pelvic floor is a common condition; some risk factors are age, pregnancy, chronic constipation and coughing. Working ...

That’s also why it’s so easy for things to go awry down there: Little habits affecting any of the body parts and organ systems intertwined with your pelvic floor can have a trickle-down effect on this ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - After giving birth or later in life, some women may develop pelvic floor disorders that can make daily life uncomfortable.

When a woman is pregnant and gives birth, the muscles inside her pelvis must stretch and support the increasing size of the ...

Treating diastasis recti, or the separation of your abs muscles after pregnancy, which could cause lower back pain, decreased ...

Let’s talk about the pelvic floor because, frankly, it doesn’t get the attention it deserves. This unsung hero of the human body is responsible for “keeping things up and in” when necessary and “out ...

hold up your organs, help pump blood back to your heart, and have a sexual function. When your pelvic floor is weak, it can’t properly perform any of those tasks. The good news? As with any ...

Enter hypopressive breathing, a deep breathing exercise that involves emptying your lungs completely. It’s similar to the uddiyana bandha in yoga (or an “abdominal lock”). “It involves ...